Can You Detect AI?

(since Substack now detects AI content)

Can You Detect AI?

TL;DR

  • Substack is using Pangram, a leading AI detector, to combat AI-generated content.
  • Pangram is effective at detecting AI, but can be bypassed with specific prompts and minor text edits.
  • Common AI writing tells include uniform sentence length, repetitive structures, and overused "AI words."
  • To avoid sounding like AI, humans should use contractions, varied sentence structures, concrete imagery, and natural language.
  • The article suggests that human-written text often has a "burstiness" and natural flaws that AI detectors miss.
  • The author shares a method for using AI to write newsletters, including specific prompts and skills to bypass detection.